e-Diss.ch is the collection of electronic Swiss university publications. It comprises dissertations and postdoctoral theses from Swiss universities.
The collection is currently under construction. At present, the following university libraries are submitting their electronic university publications to the Swiss National Library for long-term archiving.
| Name | Approximate start of collection |
|---|---|
| Universität St. Gallen | 1996 |
| Universität Bern | 1998 |
| Università della Svizzera italiana | 2002 |
| Universität Basel | 2002 |
| Universität Freiburg | 2002 |
| Universität Zürich | 2002 |
| Université de Genève | 2002 |
| Université de Lausanne | 2002 |
| Université de Neuchâtel | 2002 |
| École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne | 2003 |
| Universität Luzern | 2005 |
| Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich | 2009 |
New data are regularly collected from the institutions three months after publication, and are processed, catalogued and placed in long-term archiving at the Swiss National Library.
Availability of the contents is governed by the stipulations of the individual institutions. University publications may be freely available, available subject to restrictions on the premises of the Swiss National Library, or blocked for all types of use.
The collection can be accessed via e-Helvetica Access. Availability is indicated by a traffic light system.
Empfehlungen für die Anlieferung von elektronischen Dissertationen an die Schweizerische Nationalbibliothek für die Langzeitarchivierung, Version 2.0, 06.2019 (in German) (PDF, 255 kB, 01.09.2021)This document contains the relevant information concerning the transfer of online university publications to the Swiss National Library. It lists technical recommendations for the transfer of documents, the format of digital objects and of metadata.
Last modification 19.11.2020
